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Where does “būbō” come from?

būbō (Latin) comes from Latin būtiō, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)u — owl.

Ancestry of “būbō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbūtiō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanb(e)uowl
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